Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman,
the Department of Justice now has 30 days to make unclassified Epstein files public.
Last night, President Trump signed a bill calling for the release.
NPR's Marie Andrewsovich reports.
Trump announced the signing in a lengthy truth social post,
saying that it was because of his influence that the bill passed so decisively.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had lobbied for amendments to the legislation,
saying that he and the president had concerns about protecting the victims.
I'm glad that we've been able to reflect that all of us were always from maximum transparency.
We wanted to do it in a responsible manner.
And I'm really hopeful that the victims and survivors get to take some comfort in that.
The bill as passed allows for redaction of victims' identities as well as withholding information that could jeopardize ongoing federal investigations.
Marie Andrewsovich, NPR News, Washington.
A federal judge is sharply questioning government lawyers who are prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey.
The prosecutors are facing new questions about the grand jury process.
NPR's Ryan Lucas explains that process led to Comey's indictment on false statements and obstruction charges.
At a hearing in federal court in Virginia,
prosecutors acknowledged under questioning from the judge that the full grand jury never reviewed a final copy of the two-count indictment against Comey.
The former FBI Director's attorney Michael Driven jumped on that irregularity to argue that that means there is no indictment and the case should be dismissed.
An argument the government pushed back on.